Program Risk. In addition to the risks that will impact on individual projects, there are a number of risks at a Program level that may impact on the achievement of the Component objectives and Program goal. AusAID post and desk, in partnership with NGOs will have joint responsibility for monitoring and managing Program risks. A Program level Risk Matrix is presented as Attachment 6. As indicated in the Risk Matrix, there are a number of risks that may reduce the impact of the Program. The majority of these risks is however, beyond the direct control of the Program, and reflects the difficult security, political, and socio-economic situation in the occupied Palestinian Territories. Some of the main risks, and proposed mitigation measures, are summarised in the following table. Table 6: Risk Summary Risk Mitigation Security situation in occupied Palestinian Territories deteriorates ▪ Ongoing monitoring of the situation by the Australian Representative Office in Ramallah for flexible response to emerging issues, may result in delays to implementation ▪ Identify alternative strategies for communication, coordination and monitoring Absence of official Program ties with Palestinian Authority and key government agencies ▪ AusAID to work closely with UN and partners to ensure appropriate program targeting, and dissemination of relevant donor program information ▪ NGOs to coordinate and monitor partnerships and balance of basic services activities Poor coordination and harmonisation among major NGOs and key stakeholders ▪ Consider increasing frequency of coordination meetings across AMENCA NGOs and across networks ▪ Identify alternative strategies for periodic communication and coordination ▪ Strengthen coordination between AusAID and NGOs in terms of regular feedback and monitoring There are also a number of Program promotion of cooperation and owners integration of local partners into the providing flexibility through the Annua for responsiveness to the changing design features that aim to reduce risk, including the hip by AMENCA2 NGOs of the AMENCA2 Program; design, implementation and ownership of the Program; l Planning process; ongoing monitoring by the post to allow and emerging situation; and maximising the opportunities to benefit from lessons learned across the Program.
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